People first economics /

People first economics / edited by David Ransom and Vanessa Baird. - Oxford : New Internationalist, 2009. - 239 p. : ill ; 22 cm.

"World Changing."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The age of possibility / David Ransom -- Beyond the crash--a green New Deal / Ann Pettifor -- Not as it seems / Noam Chomsky -- Public revolt builds against rip-off rescue plans / Naomi Klein -- No more of the same / Susan George -- Goodbye Washington consensus, hello global social democracy? / Walden Bello -- Naked emperors / Vanessa Baird -- The trouble with interest / Tarek el Diwany -- Starting afresh / Peter Stalker -- Making money / George Monbiot -- Can pay, won't pay / John Christensen -- Rich get poorer, poor disappear / Barbara Ehrenreich -- Jobs first / Yash Tandon -- Equality is better--for everyone / Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett -- To live well / Nicola Bullard -- How to save the world, life and humanity / Evo Morales -- How to take part in the economy / Michael Albert -- Open source anti-capitalism / Derek Wall -- Climate choices / Danny Chivers -- Carbon charade / Patrick Bond -- Now, a real chance to tackle global poverty / John Hilary.

9781906523237 (pbk.) 1906523231 (pbk.)


Economic policy.
Economic policy--Citizen participation.
Capitalism--Social aspects.
Globalization--Economic aspects.
Globalization--Social aspects.
Social justice--Economic aspects.
International economic relations--Social aspects.
Economic history--1990-
Democracy.
Anti-globalization movement.
Economics.

HD87 / .P46 2009

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